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Vogue editor Dame Anna Wintour, U2 frontman Bono and billionaire George Soros are among those who will receive America’s highest civilian honour from outgoing President Joe Biden. The Presidential Medal of Freedom will be awarded to 19 people this year, spanning cultural icons, politicians and campaigners. The have been chosen…

A Japanese woman, recognised as the world’s oldest person by Guinness World Records, has died aged 116. Tomiko Itooka died in a nursing home in the city of Ashiya, Hyogo Prefecture, according to officials. She became the oldest person in the world after Spain’s Maria Branyas Morera passed away in…

Met Police Edward Pettifer has been identified by the Metropolitan Police as the British national who was killed in New Orleans on 1 January King Charles is deeply saddened by the death of a British man who was killed in the vehicle attack in New Orleans on New Year’s Day,…

Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia will meet Argentina’s President Javier Milei on Saturday, days ahead of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s inauguration for a third term following contested July elections. The US and the European Parliament have recognized González Urrutia as Venezuela’s legitimate president, as have Argentina, Costa Rica and Uruguay. Check out…

A former city counsellor in Brazil has returned a toilet and two sinks she had removed from her office after losing a bid for re-election. Footage of one of Janaína Lima’s employees hauling away the facilities was posted online as her tenure as Sao Paulo councilwoman ended. “I decided to…

Faced with the never-before-seen dilemma of how, when or even whether to sentence a former and future US president, the judge in President-elect Donald Trump ‘s hush money case scheduled the senting for January 10. “It took everyone by surprise,” said David Smith, Washington bureau chief for The Guardian. “The…

PA Media In the UK’s Whitley Bay, a shining waxing crescent Moon glows with Venus to the right Stargazers around the globe were treated to a stunning celestial scene on Friday as Venus appeared shining brightly above a crescent Moon. The planet was visible to the naked eye from the…

A highly decorated US Army soldier who fatally shot himself in a Tesla Cybertruck just before it blew up outside the Trump hotel in Las Vegas was “likely” suffering from PTSD, FBI officials said on Friday. They added that he had “no animosity” towards Donald Trump.  Check out our Latest…

A British national was among at least 14 people killed in the vehicle attack in New Orleans on New Year’s Day, the Foreign Office has confirmed. He was named by the Metropolitan Police as Edward Pettifer, 31, of Chelsea, London. In a statement, the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office said…

Getty Images Danielle Deadwyler plays Queen Yodit – a character she describes as regal, cunning and sensual Playwright Banna Desta has brought to life an often-overlooked ancient African civilisation in her latest work – a compelling audio drama about an increasingly tyrannical queen and her scheming twin sons. “As well…